Tulsi Honey Chamomile

Another visit to my aunt’s yields another small stash of herbal teabags from her drawer! And a much needed visit with the family plus an introduction to my newest baby niece who both slept on my chest and spit up all over my hair and shirt <3

This is an interesting mix. Not sure if one teabag can tell me whether I like or dislike. I’m certainly not enamored but it’s a very different teist on both tulsi and chamomile. If I had tasted blind, I might be able to guess chamomile, but the herbal factor? I’d have no idea. It’s smooth and sweet with drying chamomile ‘hay-ish’ character and a peek of honey-pollen. The tulsi blends pretty well, giving an herbal base. Kind of medicinal overall to my palate. Leaves a long sweet and dry finish in the mouth.

Would I drink over plain chamomile? Perhaps if it were what’s available, but chamomile in general isn’t something I go out off my way to buy or drink. Tulsi alone is preferred, or even Organic India’s other riffs on the basil-like herb.

Apparently I got this tea before. And not that distant past. Just a year back. Aroma is sitll banana like, but brewed and steeped tea is very different. I notice honey as well herbs, mainly chamomile.

In taste it is pretty medicore. Not terribly bad, but sweet and herbal; without much else to notice. No yuck notes, but not something I would drink on daily basis.

And another exam done. Accounting. Pretty meh honestly, but it is done, so it counts!

Did not like at all. The Holy Basil herb was way too much for me. I have never had it so I can’t compare to others but for me this way overpowered the rest of the flavor. I didn’t even finish the tea any time I tried it. Tried it a couple of different times just to make sure it wasn’t my home water versus office water. I didn’t notice anything but the holy basil herb, the other flavors just disappeared for me.

This was really good as bagged chamomile goes. I strongly prefer my chamomile loose, but this was great in a pinch. I love how chamomile sort of naturally has a honey-esque flavor.

I haven’t had this in months and I forgot how much I like it. The main body of the tea is chamomile with an added sweetness from the honey. The tulsi adds a really nice base for this tisane and is a great balance for the sweetness of the chamomile and honey. I have to admit that I’m a little sentimental towards it too because my good friend Lucky brought it to me all the way from India :-)
I almost added this to the swap for Cameron B so she could try tulsi, but I know how she feels about florals ;-)